Re: Location of hometown

Hi Zlatica: Just wanted to let you know that the ship's manuifest DID list my husband's grandfather, as Maxim Bou.His race is listed as Roumanian, but his last permanent residence is listed as Hungary - in a town spelled something like Vlajkovec.All I can say is, the town that our ancestor came from must have been very disputed territory. The 1907 manifest said he was from Hungary, the 1910 census did, too (in that record he was listed as Max Baw).The 1923 declaration of intention and 1928 certificate of naturalization said he was from Vlachowitz, Yugoslavia.The 1930 marriage certificate said he was from Romania.His daughter's 1933 birth certificate said he was from Vlaicovetti, Yugoslavia. His 1950 death certificate said he was born in Austria!He called himself Romanian. I guess I'll have to get out some old (ca. 1910) atlases and see if I can find something like Vlajkovec in (at that time) Hungary! Thanks for your encouragement to look for the ship's manifest - I'm glad to have that information. Polly